Okamiden: Nintendo DS Game Review

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If you enjoy Zelda, you should definitely give this beautiful game a shot!

Okamiden is the sequel for the Wii and PlayStation 2 game Okami.
This time, however, you take control of Chibiterasu, the son of
Amaterasu, the hero of the previous game. Returning, however, is
a whole cast of characters, as well as neat puzzles, cool dungeons,
and epic boss fights.

Courtesy of Capcom

Courtesy of Capcom

Courtesy of Capcom

Courtesy of Capcom

Courtesy of Capcom

Courtesy of Capcom

Courtesy of Capcom

Courtesy of Capcom

Courtesy of Capcom

Size Matters Not

The game begins with a familiar character, Issun the flea, meeting
Chibi for the first time. Unlike Amaterasu, who had lost her powers
in Okami and had to regain them, Chibi doesn't know any of his powers
and needs to learn them from Issun and other characters.

Though he is smaller, Chibi can do basically everything his mother can.
This includes physical fighting and using the brush to summon the sun or
chop down trees. The brush controls are excellent, working really well
with the touch screen. Moving around in 3D takes some getting used to, it
would have been fantastic to play this game on the 3DS, especially since
the artwork is so beautiful.

A Wolf's Tale

The story in Okamiden is actually quite interesting, but involves a lot
of reading and a lot of cutscenes. This is especially true at the start
of the game, where there is barely any action at all. Even Chibiterasu
yawns at one point!

Luckily, you can skip the cutscenes and get to the action faster. While
there is a lot of information given in the cutscenes, you will be taught
most of your new moves separately and there will usually be an [kwlink 24668]arrow that
points you where you need to go[/kwlink].

Overall, Okamiden seems to be a bit simpler and easier than Okami, but
the story, artwork, cool puzzles, and awesome bosses are still there. The
game can be slow at times, but it's almost always worth it.

Rating:

Price: $29.99

ESRB Rating: E 10+

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